Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026

Blinky Publishing LLC, doing business as Terry Carter Music Store ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit www.terrycartermusicstore.com (the "Site") and use our services.

By using our Site, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect both personal information and non-personal information.

Personal Information

Personal information is information that identifies you as an individual. This may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Billing and shipping address
  • Payment information
  • Account login details
  • Order history
  • Customer support communications

This information is typically collected when you:

  • Place an order
  • Create an account
  • Contact customer support
  • Subscribe to email marketing
  • Participate in promotions or surveys

Non-Personal Information

We automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our Site, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages viewed
  • Time spent on pages
  • Referral sources
  • Interaction with advertisements

This data helps us understand how visitors use our website and improve our services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

  • Process and fulfill orders
  • Provide customer support
  • Improve website performance
  • Personalize your shopping experience
  • Send order confirmations and shipping updates
  • Send marketing emails, where permitted by law
  • Prevent fraud and unauthorized activity
  • Comply with legal obligations

You may opt out of marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link included in emails.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve functionality and marketing performance.

Cookies help us:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Keep items in your shopping cart
  • Analyze website traffic
  • Deliver personalized advertisements

Types of cookies used may include:

Essential Cookies
Required for the website to function properly.

Performance Cookies
Help us analyze website usage and improve performance.

Advertising Cookies
Used to show relevant advertisements based on your browsing behavior.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may impact website functionality.

Text Message (SMS) Marketing and Cart Reminders

Terry Carter Music Store's website uses cookies to help keep track of items you put into your shopping cart, including when you have abandoned your cart. This information is used to determine when to send cart reminder messages by text message.

If you opt in to receive text messages from us, we may use this and related information to send you order updates, cart reminder texts, and marketing messages as described in our SMS Terms and the consent you provide at the time of opt-in. You may opt out of text message marketing at any time by replying STOP, or by using another opt-out method made available to you.

4. Advertising and Analytics

We use third-party services to help us analyze traffic and deliver relevant advertisements. These services may use cookies, pixels, and tracking technologies.

Google Ads & Google Analytics

We use Google Ads, Google Analytics, and Google Signals to:

  • Measure website performance
  • Understand visitor behavior
  • Improve marketing campaigns
  • Show ads to users who previously visited our website (remarketing)

Google may collect data including:

  • Pages visited
  • Interaction with advertisements
  • Device and browser information
  • Approximate location information

Google may combine this data with information from other Google services in accordance with its own privacy practices. Users can manage ad preferences through Google's advertising settings.

Meta Advertising

We use the Meta Pixel (also known as the Facebook Pixel) to track interactions with our website.

This allows us to:

  • Measure advertising performance
  • Show relevant ads on Facebook and Instagram
  • Build custom audiences for advertising
  • Understand how visitors interact with our website

Meta may combine collected information with other data it holds about users in accordance with its own privacy practices.

Third-Party Data Practices Disclaimer

Advertising platforms and analytics providers such as Google and Meta operate independently from Terry Carter Music Store. While we make reasonable efforts to work with reputable service providers, we do not control how these third parties collect, store, or process data once it is transmitted through their technologies. Users acknowledge that data collected through these services is subject to the respective privacy policies and practices of those third-party providers.

5. Shopify Platform

Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc. They provide the e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.

Your data may be stored through Shopify's data storage, databases, and applications on secure servers behind a firewall.

If you choose a direct payment gateway to complete your purchase, Shopify and its payment processors may store your payment data as necessary to process your transaction. Payment data is encrypted in accordance with applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) requirements.

6. How We Share Information

We do not sell your